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Texas A&M Aggies' Wade Taylor IV on Scoring Record: 'Still Sounds Unreal'

Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV has stacked up some historic accolades in recent days.
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Mar 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) watches with teammates during his retired jersey is revealed after the game against the Auburn Tigers at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
Mar 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) watches with teammates during his retired jersey is revealed after the game against the Auburn Tigers at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

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Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV heads into postseason play after a memorable end to his final regular season in college.

In less than a week, he helped Texas A&M earn its first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team, had his jersey honored in the rafters at Reed Arena, broke the program's career scoring record and earned his third staight All-SEC First Team selection.

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Mar 8, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) brings the ball up court against LSU Tigers guard Mike Williams III (2) during the second half at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

However, it's the scoring title that will go down as Taylor IV's most memorable accomplishment if the Aggies are unable to win the National Championship. He talked about the "unreal" feeling of being able to break Bernard King's legendary record during a recent interview with Tyler Shaw of KBTX Sports.

“It still sounds unreal," Taylor IV told Shaw. "I promise you, I haven't had a night where I haven't thought about it. I’m extremely thankful, but hearing you say it's kind of like, wow, like it happened.” 

Taylor IV's record-setting shot came on a deep triple from the right wing after he recovered a loose ball.

“I came out hitting my first couple shots, and we kind of, you know, work on the type of shots that I shoot," Taylor IV said. "So I got the loose ball, the floor is broken. It felt good, so I let it fly. It went in.” 

Taylor IV and the Aggies will now look to capture a conference title at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. Texas A&M will play Thursday against the winner of Texas/Vanderbilt. The Aggies split the season series with the Longhorns but dropped an 86-84 home loss to the Commodores on Feb. 26.

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ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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